Criminal Justice & Police Science at College of DuPage

Every criminal justice & police science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the police science program at College of DuPage stacks up to those at other schools.

COD is located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and has a total student population of 21,010.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice & Police Science section at the bottom of this page.

COD Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Police Science (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Police Science

COD Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at COD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the police science majors at College of DuPage.

COD Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

37% Women

41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 37% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 36% women each year. The program at COD may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in police science at COD are white. Around 56% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of DuPage with a associate's in police science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That Police Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in police science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IL, the home state for College of DuPage.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	30,370	$75,720
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	2,940	$87,470
Bailiffs	1,550	$57,220
Private Detectives and Investigators	860	$60,630
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	600	$62,280

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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